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No. 600,601. Patented Mar. 15,1898.

NlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM FORNER YOUNG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY S. DAVIS, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,601, dated March 15 1898. Application filed February 16, 1897. $erial No. 623,607. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FORNER YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Phi1apersons standing near or approaching streetcars and also to protect the car from injury from contact with other parts. This is to be done by means of fenders or wheel-guards attached toand arranged about the car adapted for the use designed.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, its construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a car having my improvements applied thereto; Fig. 2, a detail View of my improvements, the car being omitted; and Fig. 3, a plan view of the front fender, the sections thereof lying in the same horizontal plane.

The front fender consists or a vertical or nearly vertical rod or standard a, made, preferably, of light piping,c'onnect-ing with the car-sill by means of an iron bracket or bracestraps c and bolts. It is curved forward at its lower end, near which it is hinged at c with a horizontally-projecting frame 1, which declines toward the ground at its foremost end, which also curves in front of the car and across the track. It is of similar construction on both sides. This hinged extension dis connected with the vertical standard a by means of a chain f, having links it for adjustment of its elevation or distance from the ground at the forward point. Below the intersection of the chain f with the vertical rod or is placed an adjustable spring coupling or link g, which engages with a link in the chain f and connects with the vertical rod a. The spring of the link draws the extension-frame d slightly up from the ground and makes a spring-tension upon the chain f, the purpose of which is twofold: first, to allow the fender to pass over the ordinary level of the street, but to be raised by objects striking it from underneath, and, second, to allow it to be pressed very nearly to the ground by objects striking it from above or in front, thus preventing such objects from getting under the car.

The entire front frame a dis filled with net or mesh work, preferably of cord or rope,with

very much smaller meshes in the front part of the extension cl than elsewhere, as shown, for the purpose of arresting with the least possible injury the person who might fall into it, the finer woven parts serving to prevent the hands or feet of children from passing through and being injured against the ground or stones.

My invention consists, likewise, of a rod or pipe frame filled with network L, coming in front of the wheels under the car and extending on both sides of the trucks far enough to protect the wheels. It is attached to the bumper-bar b at the front by means of an adjustable clevis 11 and in the rear to the side of the trucks by means of a gage and brace k, as illustrated in Fig. l, and this gage and brace consists of a curved bar is, attached to the side of the truck-frame, while two arms Z project upward from the fender-frame and have holes on therein, by means of which these arms are put into engagement with the curved ends of the brace in any suitable manner, such as by passing a pin it therethrough, and by means of a number of these holes a vertical adjustment is had. This device provides for its proper adjustment according to required height.

In all the figures is shown a rope L at their lower or base line.

concave surface of metal-for example, a half-pipe--which serves to hold it rigidly in position and by which it is joined to the other part of the metallic frame.

The novelty of my invention consists in the This rope is laid in the IOO manner of attaching the Wheel-guard, which is placed in front of and along the sides of the Wheels and serves to protect the Wheels and machinery from damage and also persons from possible hurt.

I claim as new and as my invention- In combination, a suitable frame adapted to extend to the front and sides of a streetcar, a clevis securing said frame in front to the bumper-bar, and a gage securing it at the rear to the truck-frame, said gage consisting of a curved bar secured to said truck-frame,

two arms having holes therein projecting up- Ward from the fender-frame, and pins adapted to pass through the holes in the arms, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM FORNER YOUNG.

Witnesses:

S. S. WILLIAMSON, F. MATTNER. 

